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Historical Facts & Development Of Buffalo City |
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Buffalo was originally inhabited by the North American Native People.With the arrival of Europeans the place began to develop. It was in 1804 that Joseph Ellicot designed a radial street and grid system for the downtown area.
On November 4, 1825 the Erie Canal was completed with Buffalo strategically positioned at the western end of the system. Along with this came a surge in population and commerce that led Buffalo to be incorporate as a city in 1832. The City of Buffalo has long been home to African-Americans. The African-American church was an important meeting place for the abolitionist movement.
During the 1840s, Buffalo's port continued to develop. Both passenger and commercial traffic expanded leading to repeated expansion of the harbor. The dawn of the 20th Century had local mills benefiting from hydroelectric power generated from the Niagara River.
But with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1957, Buffalo was cut off from valuable trade routes and increasingly de-industrialization led to the decline of the economy. Buffalo is now enjoying new investments and economic development marking the growth of the city.
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